Alex Scarrow (born 14 February 1966) is a British author most known for his

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science fiction series ''

TimeRiders TimeRiders is a series of teen science fiction novels written by Alex Scarrow. The series has nine books and is currently published by Puffin Books. Summary The novels revolve around three teens who are recruited by an agency known as 'Th ...

''.

Early life

Alex Scarrow used to be a rock guitarist in a band, spending ten years after college in the music business. He eventually figured that he would never become famous nor get a record deal. He left the music industry in order to become a

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and then he decided to be a computer games designer. He worked on game titles such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Thing'', ''

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'', '' Gates of Troy'', '' Legion Arena'', and ''

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''. He started his writing career initially by writing screenplays, but after difficulty entering the business he turned his strongest screenplay into the successful ''

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'' novel. He has since written a number of successful novels, including '' October Skies''. He has also written several

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, and is currently writing a highly successful

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series, which, according to his TimeRiders website, "Allowed him to really have fun with the ideas and concepts he was playing around with when designing games." He currently lives in

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with his son, Jacob and his partner, Debbie, and two

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Books

Thrillers

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'' – 3 May 2006 (') *'' Last Light'' – 25 July 2007 (') *'' October Skies'' – 21 August 2008 (') *'' Afterlight'' – 27 May 2010 (') *'' The Candle Man'' – 26 April 2012 (')

TimeRiders

Alex Scarrow wrote the

series over 9 books in total. The series is about an agency which consists of three teenagers who have cheated death, and who travel in time to fix history broken by

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. *''TimeRiders'' – 4 February 2010 (') *''TimeRiders: Day of the Predator'' – 12 October 2010 (') *''TimeRiders: The Doomsday Code'' – 3 February 2011 (') *''TimeRiders: The Eternal War'' – 14 July 2011 (') *''TimeRiders: Gates of Rome'' – 2 February 2012 (') *''TimeRiders: City of Shadows'' – 2 August 2012 (') *''TimeRiders: The Pirate Kings'' – 7 February 2013 (') *''TimeRiders: The Mayan Prophecy'' – 18 July 2013 (') *''TimeRiders: The Infinity Cage'' – 6 November 2014 (')

Ellie Quin

Ellie Quin is a new series about a young girl who thought she was ordinary. It turns out she couldn't have been more wrong. She's the most valuable, the most dangerous, the most sought-after human in the universe... and there are people already zeroing in on her. *''Ellie Quin Book 1: The Legend of Ellie Quin'' – 23 December 2013 (') *''Ellie Quin Book 2: The World According to Ellie Quin'' – 23 December 2013 (') *''Ellie Quin Book 3: Beneath the Neon Sky'' – 23 December 2013 (') *''Ellie Quin Book 4: Ellie Quin in Wonderland'' – 1 January 2014 (''ASIN: B00I9P2Q3W'')

Other

* ''Remade (Remade 1)'' - 16 June 2016 () * ''Reborn (Remade Trilogy 2)'' - 29 June 2017 * ''Plague World (A Remade Novel)'' - 26 July 2018 * ''Plague Nation (A Remade Novel)'' - 26 July 2018 * ''Plague Land (A Remade Novel)'' - 26 July 2018

References

External links

* (Scarrow brothers Alex and Simon) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scarrow, Alex 1966 births Living people English children's writers British alternative history writers British writers of young adult literature Writers from Norwich English male novelists 21st-century English novelists 21st-century English male writers